A R40 000 purchase off the 2021 August 2YO Sale, Bush Hill bred Miss Daisy has given Billy Ruiters his first Graded Stakes winner with owner Mr Pooe after winning the Gr3 HSH Princess Charlene Starling Stakes on Saturday. The daughter of the late Crusade out of Heliantha by Count Du Bois is from the…
Bruce Le Roux and Tinus Gericke’s Blue Sky Thoroughbreds is a growing force in the South African breeding industry.This fact is underlined by the exciting young sires who are standing at Blue Sky Thoroughbreds this season. The Blue Sky based G1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner Chimichuri Run recently had his first mares test in foal,…
Clifton Stud enjoyed a double on the Polytrack at the Hollywoodbets Greyville on Wednesday. Fashion Mistress, a daughter of Master Of My Fate out of the diminutive multiple winner Fashion Talk (AP Answer) was a a clever pedigree match, loosely based on Clifton-bred Whatalady (Jet Master – Vogue) from the same family. It is also…
Monday proved to be a good day for #kznbreds at Turffontein, with Bush Hill Stud, Clifton, Graystone and Scott Bros all coming home successfully taking four of the nine races carded on the day. Clifton Stud’s beautifully bred Querari filly Que Ceu Azul, out of November Sky who is closely related to Gr1 winners August…
In a foaling record for the farm in one day, five mares welcomed five fillies at `Macrath Stud for Rathmor Stud on Thursday. Mystery Dame (Jet Master), the dam of Gr1 winner Lady In Black and Gr2 winner and KZN Mile winner Nexus, produced a filly by Declarationofpeace. Others to foal included Fiftyshadesdarker (Gimmethegreenlight), a…
A visit to Bruce Le Roux and Tinus Gericke’s Blue Sky Thoroughbreds to view some of their foals for the current season. Blue Sky Thoroughbreds sold their first R1-million plus colt at Nationals this year. The farm also stands the likes of stallions Chimichuri Run who has got down to business in his first season…
Clifton Stud resident Running Brave, owned by her owner and trainer Fanie Bronkhorst in partnership with Bryan and Taryn Spong, has been confirmed in foal to Gr1 producing Act Of War. The multiple Group winning daughter of Brave Tin Soldier who experienced narrow defeats to finish second in the Gr1 Empress Club Stakes (twice) and…
Five time Gr1 winner and Equus Champion 2YO and 3YO of his generation, Got The Greenlight has had his first mares confirmed in foal. Standing at Camargue Stud in Caversham, the son of Champion sire Gimmethegreenlight and the first at stud in South Africa has a full book for his first season, including visiting mares…
A highly regarded colt by Champion trainer Paul Peter, Electric Gold – unbeaten from his last three starts – has sold at the Turffontein September Sale for R700 000 to Suzette Viljoen. The son of Flying The Flag was born and raised at Bush Hill Stud for owner Mr H Da Costa and was consigned…